Valerie Vainieri Huttle

ALBANO/VAINIERI HUTTLE ‘PHARMACY QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND ERROR PREVENTION ACT’ ADVANCES

(TRENTON) – Legislation Assembly members Nelson T. Albano and Valerie Vainieri Huttle sponsored to reduce the number of errors made when prescribing, dispensing, and taking prescription medication was released today from the Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee by a vote of 5-0.

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VAINIERI HUTTLE MULTIMEDIA PACKAGE ON THE 'PHARMACY QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND ERROR PREVENTION ACT'

(ENGLEWOOD) - Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen) today issued a multimedia package on her legislation (A-1803) to reduce the number of preventable prescription medication errors that occur in New Jersey through a combination of additional state oversight, pharmacy quality improvements and enhanced consumer education programs.

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ALBANO/VAINIERI HUTTLE ANNOUNCE BILL PACKAGE TO BETTER PROTECT HOSPITAL PATIENTS

Three Bill Package Assembled in Wake of Corpus Christi Infant Overdose Would Help Prevent Misdosing, Mismedicating & Other Hospital Errors

(TRENTON) - Following the death of a second infant in a Corpus Christi, Texas hospital where at least 17 babies were given overdoses of the prescription blood thinner heparin, Assembly members Nelson T. Albano and Valerie Vainieri Huttle today announced they are working with their colleagues to assemble a package of legislation to prevent similar errors from occurring in New Jersey hospitals.

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VAINIERI HUTTLE/CRUZ-PEREZ BILL TO OUTLAW DANGEROUS 'HENNA' TATTOOS RELEASED BY ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
Measure Would Ban Use of Toxic Ink Linked to Permanent Scarring, Injuries

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblywomen Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Nilsa Cruz-Perez sponsored to prevent the selling of temporary "henna" tattoos that contain a powerful and dangerous chemical found to cause scarring and other disfiguring skin injuries was released today by an Assembly committee. Read More >

ASSEMBLY PASSES MEASURE TO ENSURE EFFICIENT HANDLING OF MISSING PERSONS CASES
'Patricia's Law' Could Be National Model for Law Enforcement

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assembly members Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Gordon Johnson, Joan Voss, and Linda Greenstein sponsored to enhance the ability of law enforcement officials to efficiently locate missing persons and reunite them with their families passed today in the General Assembly.

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SENATE PASSES BILL TO ESTABLISH 15-MEMBER WOMEN'S VETERANS COMMISSION

(TRENTON) - The Senate today approved legislation Assembly members Jack Conners, Nilsa Cruz-Perez, Linda R. Greenstein, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Jeff Van Drew sponsored to establish a 15-member Commission on Women Veterans.

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VAINIERI HUTTLE INTRODUCES 'SMART CONTAINER ACT'
TO MITIGATE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
Measure Would Encourage Return, Reuse of Discarded Beverage Bottles

(TRENTON) -New Jersey would become the 12th state in the country to require deposits on beverage containers under legislation Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle recently introduced to establish an incentive-based recycling program to reduce litter.

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GOVERNOR SIGNS HPV AWARENESS BILL INTO LAW

(TRENTON) - A new state law now requires public schools to provide information to parents of teen-age girls about the sexually transmitted disease Human Papillomavirus (HPV). The law championed by a litany of Assembly Democrats and it was recently signed into law by Governor Corzine.

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'GLOBAL WARMING RESPONSE ACT' SIGNED INTO LAW

Law Places NJ at Forefront of National Fight to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

(EAST RUTHERFORD) - Legislation Assembly members Linda Stender, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Reed Gusciora, Linda R. Greenstein, and John F. McKeon sponsored to help curb the effects of global warming by establishing an aggressive statewide greenhouse gas reduction plan over the next half century was signed into law today by Governor Jon S. Corzine.

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ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL TO PROMOTE AUTISM AWARENESS AMONG TEACHERS

Measure Would Require Instruction for New, Current Teachers
In Autism Awareness & Teaching Methods

(TRENTON) -  Assembly members Jim Whelan, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, and Joan Voss are sponsoring legislation aimed at promoting autism awareness in the state's education community.

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